Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate Of Antioch

The Syriac Orthodox Church is one of the Oriental Christian Churches that still use ancient Syriac in their liturgies. Ancient Syriac itself is a dialect of Aramaic, which is closely related to the Aramaic spoken in the time of Jesus Christ. Syriac Churches are nowadays mainly found in the Middle East, in Kerala (southern India) and in Europe and the United States. In daily life they use neo-Aramaic dialects, such as Turoyo and the languages of the countries where they reside.